A map showing existing grizzly bear populations in the Lower 48 states. Lance Olsen notes that communities around both the Greater Yellowstone %28orange%29 and Northern Continental Divide %28blue%29 are among the fastest growing in the country. The best hope for achieving real bear recovery is having a grizzly %26quot%3Bmetapopulation%26quot%3B which would involve connecting Greater Yellowstone with the Northern Continental Divide ecosystems and getting grizzlies restored to the Bitterroot Ecosystem %28marked in green%29. Map courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
A map showing existing grizzly bear populations in the Lower 48 states. Lance Olsen notes that communities around both the Greater Yellowstone %28orange%29 and Northern Continental Divide %28blue%29 are among the fastest growing in the country. The best hope for achieving real bear recovery is having a grizzly %26quot%3Bmetapopulation%26quot%3B which would involve connecting Greater Yellowstone with the Northern Continental Divide ecosystems and getting grizzlies restored to the Bitterroot Ecosystem %28marked in green%29. Map courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.